Vice President Vice President Kamala Harris has seen four Republicans endorse her over Donald Trump in as many days.
Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has become the latest high-profile Republican figure to announce they are supporting Harris in November. Flake said Sunday that he wants to back a presidential candidate who represents “a new generation of leadership based not on grievances of the past, but hope for the future.”
Flake’s support for Harris arrives three days after former Kansas senator Nancy Kassebaum said she is endorsing Harris in the race against Trump. …CONTINUE READING
Kassebaum issued a statement Thursday alongside former GOP Kansas state senator Sandy Praeger and retired federal judge Deanell Reece Tacha confirming their endorsement. The trio said the decision to back Harris over Trump presented a “stark choice” but not an easy one.
“No candidate is perfect, and we do not pretend that we subscribe to all the policy positions taken either by the national parties or any individual candidates,” they wrote.
“However, we fervently believe that we must do our part to try to build a brighter future, which is why we will be voting for Kamala Harris and [Minnesota Governor Tim Walz] in this election. We believe they most closely align with the aspirations of Kansans and reflect our rich history of working together ‘to the stars through difficulty.'”
Newsweek has contacted the campaign teams of Trump and Harris for comment via email.
A host of prominent Republicans have also voiced their support for Harris and rebuked Trump in the race.
These include more than 100 former members of Congress and national security officials from previous Republican administrations who signed a letter earlier in September calling Trump “unfit to serve again” as president.
Those who signed the letter include former Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger, Olivia Troye, a former homeland security and counter-terrorism adviser to ex-vice president Mike Pence, and former CIA and FBI director William Webster.
Other former Republican members of congress who signed the Harris endorsement letter are Dan Miller of Florida and Oklahoma’s Mickey Edwards.
Ex-Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney, who along with Kinzinger sat on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack, has likewise endorsed Harris.
Her endorsement was soon followed by one from her father, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney.
“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said in a statement. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”
Other Republicans who have endorsed Harris include Jimmy McCain, the youngest son of late Republican Senator John McCain, former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham and ex-Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan.
There are also a host of GOP political figures who formed the “Republicans for Harris” coalition to help the vice president win over voters across the country.
These include John Giles, mayor of Mesa in Arizona, and former Arizona state representative Robin Shaw.
Former secretary of defense Chuck Hagel, former secretary of transportation Ray LaHood, and ex-treasurer Rosario Marin are also working to help Harris in the race.
The other former GOP Congress members who have endorsed Harris are:
Rod Chandler of Washington.
Tom Coleman of Missouri.
Dave Emery of Maine.
Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland.
Jim Greenwood of Pennsylvania.
John LeBoutillier of New York.
Susan Molinari of New York.
Jack Quinn of New York.
Denver Riggleman of Virginia.
Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island.
Christopher Shays of Connecticut.
Peter Smith of Vermont.
Alan Steelman of Texas.
David Trott of Michigan.
Joe Walsh of Illinois.
